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About Parapind Village

Parapind is a mid sized village in Jalandhar II tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,046, made up of 551 males and 495 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parapind Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parapind village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar II
Pincode 144806
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 1,046
Male Population 551
Female Population 495
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parapind compares

By the 2011 count Parapind is the 80th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Parapind

Parapind is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parapind as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parapind from other places

Parapind lies about 16 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Kartarpur, about 3.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parapind
Nearest railway station Kartarpur 3.0 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar II 16 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 16 km

Villages closest to Parapind

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalandhar II tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parapind

As per the Census of India 2011, Parapind village had a population of 1,046. That makes it the 80th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Parapind village has 551 males and 495 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parapind has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Parapind is 144806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parapind covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parapind falls under Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Parapind is Kartarpur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parapind.

Parapind is about 16 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parapind is in Jalandhar II tehsil of Jalandhar district. Kartarpur is about 3.0 km away. Kartārpur is about 3.9 km away. Jalandhar II is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikha Nangal (under 2 km), Bhikhu Nangal (under 2 km) and Basrampur (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parapind today is likely to be higher.

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